The Black Day – 1918

The Black Day

August 8, 1918 – The final chapter of the First World War begins, when Australian and Canadian troops spearhead a British attack that pushes the Germans back more than eight kilometres in a single day.

The German commander later dubs this der Schwarze Tag, the ‘Black Day’ of the German Army. For the next 100 days the Allies would continue to drive the Germans back, only ending with the signing of the Armistice in November.